nose
→
informer
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | English | |
Lexeme | nose | |
Meaning 1 | nose | |
Meaning 2 | informer, telltale | He was just a little thief and a nose. Он был мелким воришкой и осведомителем. |
Reference | ||
Comment | The verb sense of 'pry, search' first recorded 1648, from the noun (www.etymonline.com). |